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Global recruitment agency Randstad has launched a new specialist healthcare division, Randstad Sales, focusing on sales, marketing, clinical and training roles within the healthcare sector.

Only 14% of UK managers consider their business is prepared to cope with the demands of an increasingly older workforce, according to research by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Morgan Hunt has appointed Matvei Gorbachev managing director of Morgan Hunt Russia.

Previously head of the Moscow office, Gorbachev will have responsibility for the entire Russian business, which includes offices in Moscow and St Petersburg.

News and information service for the global cargo and freighting industry IFW, has launched a jobs and recruitment service for freight and logistics professionals.

Recently posted jobs include roles ranging from sales executives, senior traffic planners and personal assistants to freight forwarding operators, key account managers and global directors.

Jobseekers are finding it tough in a competitive market, with 32% believing a lack of qualifications is holding them back, according to research by Home Learning College and reed.co.uk.

The survey, carried out among 4,000 reed.co.uk jobseekers, also provided further evidence that higher education is no guarantee of success, with 21% saying their degree has not benefited their career.

Recruiters have a great opportunity to extend their remit by getting involved in coaching of new hires, delegates at the conference heard.

Jennifer Plant has returned to commercial recruiter Huntress as manager, heading up its London West End Permanent team.

Plant is a former area manager at Huntress and senior account manager at media staffing specialist pfj.

Resourcers should use a ‘buddy system’ to better integrate new staff, according to Sarah Langton, recruitment manager at law firm Clifford Chance.

Langton told delegates at Recruiter’s inaugural Smart Resourcing 2010 event at London’s Millennium Mayfair Hotel last week how Clifford Chance uses a ‘buddy system’ to improve induction of new recruits.

International executive search firm Korn/Ferry International has expanded its global real estate reach by hiring William Kistler.

Based in London, Kistler brings more than 30 years of hands on, international real estate experience to Korn/Ferry.

Multi-sector recruiter Barclay Meade, part of the Matchtech Group, has selected communications agency Bray Leino to launch the Barclay Meade brand to the market.

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